Family Service Association

BUILD COMMUNITY ONE FAMILY AT A TIME THROUGH COMPASSION, ADVOCACY AND COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SERVICES.

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT - FSA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS PROVIDE A SAFE, STIMULATING AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND DEDICATED STAFF, TO CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH PRESCHOOL AGE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS MORE THAN 1500 CHILDREN ENROLLED EACH DAY OF SERVICE AT ITS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AREA. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES GROWTH AND POSITIVE SELF-AWARENESS. WE PROVIDE A WELL-BALANCED CURRICULUM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN AN ENRICHED COGNITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS SETTING ENSURES THAT CHILDREN'S NEEDS (SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND CREATIVE) ARE APPROPRIATELY MET AT A VARIETY OF LEVELS. WE ARE LOCATED IN AREAS OF HIGH NEED THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND PROVIDE BOTH LOW AND NO COST CARE FOR FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY.

CLINICAL SERVICES - AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND HIGH-QUALITY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND THERAPISTS (LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, STUDENT TRAINEES AND INTERNS) AND IN INDIVIDUAL, MARRIAGE, FAMILY COUNSELING - AS WELL AS CHILD AND ADOLESCENT COUNSELING; PARENTING EDUCATION; AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. MANY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENT AT LIMITED TO NO COST DUE TO AVAILABLE FUNDING PROGRAMS FSA OFFERS BASED UPON CLIENT QUALIFICATIONS. OUR EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF TREATMENT INCLUDE:NURTURING PARENTING, SEEKING SAFETY, PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND TEACHER CHILD INTERACTION TRAINING.

SENIOR NUTRITION SERVICES - FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO SENIORS THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, SERVING 10,056 ELDERLY MEMBERS. A TOTAL OF 350,625 CONGREGATE MEALS WERE SERVED AND 365,153 HOME-DELIVERED MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION OF THE INLAND COMMUNITY. OUR "MORE THAN A MEAL" PROGRAM DELIVERS MEALS TO HOME-BOUND SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS SENIORS TO REMAIN LIVING AT HOME INDEPENDENTLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, WHILE BEING ASSURED THAT THEY RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE NUTRITIOUS MEAL EACH DAY. BENEFITS ALSO COME FROM THE SOCIAL CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS WHO DELIVER THE MEALS, SOMETIMES THE ONLY INTERACTION A SENIOR MAY HAVE IN A GIVEN DAY, THUS COMBATING FEELINGS OF ISOLATION.